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Cherie Burton MP Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for KogarahIncumbent Assumed office
27 March 1999Preceded by Brian Langton Majority 1.9% (2011) Personal details Born ca. 1968
Paddington, New South WalesNationality Australian Political party Australian Labor Party Spouse(s) Andrew Murphy Occupation Union offical; political advisor Website Parliamentary webpage Cherie Ann Burton (born ca. 1968) an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Kogarah for the Australian Labor Party since 1999.
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Biography
Burton was born in Paddington, New South Wales and brought up in Minto. She graduated from Narrabeen High School in 1986 and became an accounts clerk and an official for the National Union of Workers. She later became an adviser to Premier Bob Carr.[1]
Political life
Burton has been the member for the relatively safe Labor seat of Kogarah since 1999 when she defeated the Liberal candidate, Sam Witheridge after being installed by the head office administrative committee as the Labor candidate on an N40 ruling, bypassing local pre-selection. At the time of her election, aged 30, she was one of the youngest Labor politicians on the back bench, second only to Matt Brown, aged 27.[2]
Burton was the Minister for Housing and the Minister Assisting the Minister for Health (Mental Health) from August 2005 to March 2007.[3] Citing family reasons, Burton announced she had decided to step down from the ministry following the 2007 NSW election. However questions were raised as to whether she was forced to give up her place in the ministry due to a police enquiry into an alleged assault against the nephew of the Liberal candidate for Burton's electorate on polling day.[4]
Burton was criticised in December 2006 for failing to report to police that a staff member was found to have embezzled A$16,000. Michael Han, an employee at Burton's Kogarah electoral office, was forced to resign and repay the money taken.[5]
Burton's driver's licence was suspended for 12 months in mid-2010 for refusing to cooperate with police demands for some of her blood.[6]
Outside politics
Burton is a keen sailor, having sailed since her teens. She is a Patron of the Kogarah Bay Sailing Club. In October 2006 she opened a new pontoon for Sailability Kogarah Bay at Dover Park, Blakehurst.[7]
Burton announced she met her husband, Andrew Murphy, after consulting television psychic John Holland in early 2003.[8]
References
- ^ "Burton, Cherie Ann (c. 1968 - )". Australian Women. http://www.womenaustralia.info/biogs/AWE1385b.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ Robinson, Mark (29 March 1999). "Changes ahead as youth rules". The Daily Telegraph (Australia): pp. 6.
- ^ "The Hon. Cherie Ann Burton, MP". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/0/2F980E443D01253B4A256760000CA9FB. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ Benson, Simon (31 March 2007). "Reshuffle clouded as MP accused of assault". The Daily Telegraph: pp. 11. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21475384-5006009,00.html.
- ^ Benson, Simon (15 December 2006). "Theft not reported to police for years". The Daily Telegraph: pp. 9.
- ^ Clennell, Andrew (6 August 2010). "Cherie Burton loses her licence for DUI". The Daily Telegraph: pp. 3. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/cherie-burton-loses-her-licence-for-dui/story-e6freuzi-1225901848051.
- ^ "Minister Cherie Burton launches Sailability Kogarah Bay". Sailability NSW. http://www.sailability.org/news.cfm?news_id=126. Retrieved 2007-03-07.
- ^ Markson, Sharri (4 March 2007). "Psychic changed my life". The Daily Telegraph: pp. 2. http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21319748-5011900,00.html.
Parliament of New South Wales Preceded by
Brian LangtonMember for Kogarah
1999 – presentSucceeded by
IncumbentCurrent Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Liberal (51) Graham Annesley · Greg Aplin · Stuart Ayres · Mike Baird · Bart Bassett · Craig Baumann · Gladys Berejiklian · Glenn Brookes · Charles Casuscelli · Kevin Conolly · Andrew Constance · Andrew Cornwell · Mark Coure · Tanya Davies · Victor Dominello · Bryan Doyle · Garry Edwards · David Elliott · Lee Evans · John Flowers · Melanie Gibbons · Pru Goward · Shelley Hancock · Chris Hartcher · Brad Hazzard · Chris Holstein · Tony Issa · Matt Kean · Geoff Lee · Daryl Maguire · Bruce Notley-Smith · Jonathan O'Dea · Barry O'Farrell · Tim Owen · Robyn Parker · Chris Patterson · Dominic Perrottet · Anthony Roberts · Andrew Rohan · Jai Rowell · Roza Sage · John Sidoti · Jillian Skinner · Greg Smith · Mark Speakman · Chris Spence · Rob Stokes · Gabrielle Upton · Gareth Ward · Darren Webber · Ray WilliamsNationals (17) Kevin Anderson · John Barilaro · Stephen Bromhead · Andrew Fraser · Andrew Gee · Thomas George · Troy Grant · Katrina Hodgkinson · Kevin Humphries · Don Page · Adrian Piccoli · Geoff Provest · George Souris · Andrew Stoner · Paul Toole · John Williams · Leslie WilliamsLabor (20) Richard Amery · Clayton Barr · Linda Burney · Cherie Burton · Michael Daley · Robert Furolo · Noreen Hay · Sonia Hornery · Kristina Keneally · Nick Lalich · Paul Lynch · Tania Mihailuk · Andrew McDonald · Ryan Park · Barbara Perry · Nathan Rees · John Robertson · Carmel Tebbutt · Anna Watson · Guy ZangariIndependents (3) Greens (1) Jamie ParkerCategories:- Living people
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- 1968 births
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